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we're in columbus, ohio. just hours away from election day. it is cold here, but people are hot, they're ready to go. "outfront" tonight, robert gibbs from the obama campaign and florida senator and romney supporter, marco rubio. why it all comes down to this state. plus, the man who's being called the most important person in this election. he joins me live and an "outfront" investigation into the never ending gas lines in the northeast following sandy. the gas lines didn't have to happen. something could have been done to prevent them, so why wasn't it? let's go "outfront." tonight, dead heat. election day is just five hours away and the candidates are using every last minute they've got. our latest cnn poll of polls today shows president obama ahead by one point. 49 to 48 for mitt romney and it could all come down to this state where i am tonight. ohio. both campaigns made stops here today. mitt romney's campaign just announced he will make a stop here tomorrow as well. now, each man spent the day crisscrossing the united states, trying to
we're in columbus, ohio. just hours away from election day. it is cold here, but people are hot, they're ready to go. "outfront" tonight, robert gibbs from the obama campaign and florida senator and romney supporter, marco rubio. why it all comes down to this state. plus, the man who's being called the most important person in this election. he joins me live and an "outfront" investigation into the never ending gas lines in the northeast following sandy. the gas lines didn't...
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. >> absolutely, thank you for bringing that to us, the news continues with don lemon in columbus, ohio, battleground stat state. >>> thank you very much, fredricka, i'm don lemon. good evening, everyone, from the beautiful boat house restaurant in downtown columbus, ohio, we're coming to you tonight from a critical swing state, a state, quite frankly, with the luxury to call itself the swing state. a state in our minds and hearts that can only call itself devastated, places like jersey and new york. for almost a week now, we have been watching people literally fight for their lives. >> we are going to die. you don't understand, you got to get your trucks here on this corner. >> nearly 3 million people, still without power in 15 states. 106 people are dead now, and leaders say they could find more bodies underneath the rubble or washing to shore. now, that is a background, but with no gas and water in some places and with food and shelter in short supply in many places, where would politics? specifically voting, be on your list of priorities? it is not very high, even for the governor o
. >> absolutely, thank you for bringing that to us, the news continues with don lemon in columbus, ohio, battleground stat state. >>> thank you very much, fredricka, i'm don lemon. good evening, everyone, from the beautiful boat house restaurant in downtown columbus, ohio, we're coming to you tonight from a critical swing state, a state, quite frankly, with the luxury to call itself the swing state. a state in our minds and hearts that can only call itself devastated, places like...
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i'm in downtown columbus, ohio. i want to show you what thousands and thousands of people did today. it's early voting in columbus, and all over the state of ohio, voters here got one weekend to cast votes ahead of election day, just one weekend. last election, they could vote on five weekends before the election. so, these people bundled up against the cold. i was out there with them today. they waited in very long lines here in columbus. some of them for 2 hours or more, to pick a man to award their state's 18 electoral votes. there's a brand-new poll to show you. a nationwide poll of likely voters who are asked just one question. who do you support for president of the united states? and if you thought the race was close, up until now, take a look at this. 49%, 49%, president obama and mitt romney, nationwide among likely voters. that poll was taken just this weekend by cnn and orc international. three other polls released today show the two candidates tied, as well. talk about nationwide, we have reporter teams
i'm in downtown columbus, ohio. i want to show you what thousands and thousands of people did today. it's early voting in columbus, and all over the state of ohio, voters here got one weekend to cast votes ahead of election day, just one weekend. last election, they could vote on five weekends before the election. so, these people bundled up against the cold. i was out there with them today. they waited in very long lines here in columbus. some of them for 2 hours or more, to pick a man to...
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downtown, columbus, ohio. this is the state that could be the place where the next president of the united states is decided. and we have crews everywhere. we want to tell you first off, though, president barack obama and his challenger mitt romney have no space in their schedules today, and why should they? i want you to look at the number on the bottom of your screen. it says, two days. two days is what's left before the election in america. the two candidates and their camps are all over america today. president obama a at functions from new hampshire to colorado, while mitt romney is keeping his attention focused on states further east. they're working late, too. one of the president's events is at 10:30 tonight in aurora, colorado. that is mitt romney and his wife ann at an energetic gop rally this afternoon. that's in cleveland, ohio. he told supporters a slogan used by the president four years ago better applies to him this time around. >> if you believe we can do better, if you believe america should b
downtown, columbus, ohio. this is the state that could be the place where the next president of the united states is decided. and we have crews everywhere. we want to tell you first off, though, president barack obama and his challenger mitt romney have no space in their schedules today, and why should they? i want you to look at the number on the bottom of your screen. it says, two days. two days is what's left before the election in america. the two candidates and their camps are all over...
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john ame church in columbus, ohio. >> i believe i can fly. say yes. >> an energetic mostly african-american congregation in the state that could decide the next president. like black churches across the sunday, this sunday, the flock is literally being driven to vote. it's called souls to the polls. and the pastor is making it a tradition. >> why is it so important to get people out? >> because we cannot afford to deny ourselves the right to vote. we ought to vote. we have done too much, come too far not to vote in this election. >> fired up? all right. >> after the sermon, they climb aboard the church bus. 63-year-old eugenia williams says she's bringing everything she could find at home with her name on it, to prove who she is. >> why are you taking your soul to the poll today? >> it seemed to be an important issue to get there early. that's what the president wanted, and that's just been driven and driven and driven. and i'm lagging, because i didn't go earlier. ♪ i will trust in the lord >> i like the fellowship of my church. it's anoth
john ame church in columbus, ohio. >> i believe i can fly. say yes. >> an energetic mostly african-american congregation in the state that could decide the next president. like black churches across the sunday, this sunday, the flock is literally being driven to vote. it's called souls to the polls. and the pastor is making it a tradition. >> why is it so important to get people out? >> because we cannot afford to deny ourselves the right to vote. we ought to vote. we...
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he's here with me and the state capital of columbus. john avalon, senior political columnist with "newsweek", the daily beast. rayhan salaam and gloria borger. first we're going to tackle the smarts or not of election day behavior for both men and then we'll tackle when we're going to know and who tonight. that's the gig. and the winner gets a million dollars or mitt romney bet 10,000 in something. governor strickland, today, the decision of mitt romney to go out. he's the challenger. so it would make sense. the president, though, did some interviews, but decided to stay home and play basketball. is that good optics or bad optics? >> i think the president may have touched more people through his calls if the concern is how many voters can you reach during this last few hours of the campaign. but, you know, election days, i think, are very special events and i think every politician deals with them sort of differently. >> it is all about your psyche and your psychology. you heard him say, he has butterflies in his stomach, john avalon, t
he's here with me and the state capital of columbus. john avalon, senior political columnist with "newsweek", the daily beast. rayhan salaam and gloria borger. first we're going to tackle the smarts or not of election day behavior for both men and then we'll tackle when we're going to know and who tonight. that's the gig. and the winner gets a million dollars or mitt romney bet 10,000 in something. governor strickland, today, the decision of mitt romney to go out. he's the challenger....
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outside of the columbus city where you were in, the president wins in the suburbs. down here in cincinnati and around here, this has to be for the, look at this election. go back to 2004. see hamilton county, that's cincinnati. when it's red, republicans win the state. when it's blue as it was in 2012 and 2008, the democrats carry it. why? because of the suburbs and the suburbs is one of reasons, look down here around philadelphia. all the close in suburbs there. that used to be republican territory, but in 2012, obama wins it. four years ago, he won it. in 2004, he carried it as well. this is why this has been a democratic state for so long. you have to go back and back and back. back to george h.w. bush to when republicans were competitive. again, latinos, african-americans, it's been a long time crisis. suburbs, especially suburban women. in big states like this, the republicans have a problem. >> john king. thank you very much. democrats making such major gains among latinos, women, sush ban voters, what can the gop to gain ground? bill burton, also a senior str
outside of the columbus city where you were in, the president wins in the suburbs. down here in cincinnati and around here, this has to be for the, look at this election. go back to 2004. see hamilton county, that's cincinnati. when it's red, republicans win the state. when it's blue as it was in 2012 and 2008, the democrats carry it. why? because of the suburbs and the suburbs is one of reasons, look down here around philadelphia. all the close in suburbs there. that used to be republican...
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i'm coming you to live from columb columbus, ohio. in three days, this is the state that will likely decide the presidential election. governor romney knows that only too well that no republican has won the white house without winning ohio and the race right now in ohio is close to a dead heat. let's look at the two latest polls. first, our own cnn/orc poll of likely voters shows president obama with a three point lead. now that is inside the statistical margin of error. so that's about as close as it can get. and nbc "wall street journal" poll gives the president a six point lead in ohio. a little better for obama. still very close. now obama may be the top prize for the candidates right now l are other important battleground states. we'll take through over the course of the next hour in a way that only cnn can. john avalon and i traveled more than 1800 miles on cnn's battleground bus tour as the race for the white house reaches its conclusion. no mat wrer i ter where i go, t economy is the most important issue in this election. i've
i'm coming you to live from columb columbus, ohio. in three days, this is the state that will likely decide the presidential election. governor romney knows that only too well that no republican has won the white house without winning ohio and the race right now in ohio is close to a dead heat. let's look at the two latest polls. first, our own cnn/orc poll of likely voters shows president obama with a three point lead. now that is inside the statistical margin of error. so that's about as...
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the software has the potential to affect more than 4 million registered voters including those in columbus and cleveland. the free press says the software was never certified or tested. cnn's don lemon spoke to husted last night and gave him a chance to respond. >> we have a new system, all we have to do is load the data into the election reporting system. and actually it's so -- it's so -- the reporting system and the actual counting system are not connected in any way, and the results that anybody can get in their home on the computer, they're going to get them the same time i do. we have a very transparent system that's brand new and will help people across this country and across the world frankly look right at our website with what's going on. >> so nothing fishy going on. >> nothing fishing going on. >>> 1.6 million early votes have been cast in ohio. that tops it in 2008. early voting continues through monday. a programming note, be sure to joan anderson cooper and wolf blitzer as they take a close like at the candidates' final push in the american election in the 2012 "countdown to
the software has the potential to affect more than 4 million registered voters including those in columbus and cleveland. the free press says the software was never certified or tested. cnn's don lemon spoke to husted last night and gave him a chance to respond. >> we have a new system, all we have to do is load the data into the election reporting system. and actually it's so -- it's so -- the reporting system and the actual counting system are not connected in any way, and the results...
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this summer ohio's republican chair sent a controversial e-mail to the columbus dispatch newspaper. doug price wrote i guess i really actually feel we shouldn't con tort the voting process to accommodate the urban voter turnout machine. let's be fair and reasonable. price joins me now, along with dave haus, democratic chair for franklin county. right there, look at that camera, guys. do you stand by that remark? do you stand by -- >> number one, it was taken out of context in part and completely misquoted many times. con tort is the right word. i don't think we should con tort the system, twist the system to support any group, any group of voters. secondly, i will point out we have the most liberal voting -- early voting process, more than new york, connecticut, a lot of east coast, democratic states. and i'm for that. and we have voted for it consistent. >> you do a quote like that where you are saying we shouldn't do it for -- >> for anybody. >> you said for african-americans. >> in context, we should not con tort the system for any, we should not twist it. >> how is the system be
this summer ohio's republican chair sent a controversial e-mail to the columbus dispatch newspaper. doug price wrote i guess i really actually feel we shouldn't con tort the voting process to accommodate the urban voter turnout machine. let's be fair and reasonable. price joins me now, along with dave haus, democratic chair for franklin county. right there, look at that camera, guys. do you stand by that remark? do you stand by -- >> number one, it was taken out of context in part and...
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downtown columbus. i'd like to thank our host here at the boat house. we'll be back in an hour by the way. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> thanks very much. you're in "the situation room." happening now, countdown to election night. this hour we'll hear from both candidates live. also, huge turnout for the final day of early voting. reports of lines up to four hours long in some places. and as life begins to return to normal in manhattan, new pleas for help from another hard-hit new york city borough. we're talking about queens. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we're now just three days from the presidential election and the race for the white house is reaching a fever pitch. both campaigns are making a final push for the candidates. their wives, the former president bill clinton, the house speaker john boehner all campaigning down to the wire. cnn is covering their every move. our correspondents are in key locations in critical states. any one of which could ultimately decide who will be the next president of the united stat
downtown columbus. i'd like to thank our host here at the boat house. we'll be back in an hour by the way. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> thanks very much. you're in "the situation room." happening now, countdown to election night. this hour we'll hear from both candidates live. also, huge turnout for the final day of early voting. reports of lines up to four hours long in some places. and as life begins to return to normal in manhattan, new pleas for...
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he's holding rallies in madison, wisconsin, and columbus, ohio and des moines, iowa. governor romney has devents in florida, lynchburg and fairfax virginia, in columbus, ohio, and in manchester, new hampshire. wouldn't be a presidential election without some kind of legal snafu in the state of florida. the state's democratic party is now suing to extend early voting hours with voters reporting lines of up to seven hours long at some south florida polling stations. we have cnn reporters all across all of the battleground states this morning to cover this race that appears to be headed for a photo finish. john berman's been following that for us. >> let's start in a state many think will decide this election, ohio. president obama and mitt romney, as you said, both hold rallies there today. the latest cnn/orc poll, has the president with a three-point lead in the buckeye state. cnn's martin savidge is live in cleveland for us this morning. hey, martin. >> good morning, john. let's talk about early voting. because they have been early voting in the state of ohio since oc
he's holding rallies in madison, wisconsin, and columbus, ohio and des moines, iowa. governor romney has devents in florida, lynchburg and fairfax virginia, in columbus, ohio, and in manchester, new hampshire. wouldn't be a presidential election without some kind of legal snafu in the state of florida. the state's democratic party is now suing to extend early voting hours with voters reporting lines of up to seven hours long at some south florida polling stations. we have cnn reporters all...
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. >>> i'm don lemon in columbus, ohio. i want to thank our host, the boat house restaurant. they've been so kind to us to lend us their space this week and look at the beautiful background behind us. and our fire side chat people have been calling. have been fo. thank you so much for joining us tonight here on cnn. i am don lemon and i will see you back here next week. vote. good night. >>> the presidential race has been won by governor ronald reagan of california. >> george h.w. bush. >> too close to call. >> george w. bush re-elected. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. >> this is cnn. >> right now barack obama and mitt romney, they're trying to close the deal with voters in battleground states. >> stand by for the new presidential poll as we count down the last crucial hours until election day. >> tonight, the final fran advertise race for president before voters have their say. mitt romney and barack obama ending a long and close campaign. >> do you want more of the same or do you want change? >> fighting for every vote until the bitter end. >> we know
. >>> i'm don lemon in columbus, ohio. i want to thank our host, the boat house restaurant. they've been so kind to us to lend us their space this week and look at the beautiful background behind us. and our fire side chat people have been calling. have been fo. thank you so much for joining us tonight here on cnn. i am don lemon and i will see you back here next week. vote. good night. >>> the presidential race has been won by governor ronald reagan of california. >>...
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i'm joined by carol costello in columbus, ohio. it looks a little cold this morning, carol. >> reporter: it is pretty cold, but i'm telling you people here in ohio are happy, john, because ohio's long election night is finally over. now when they watch television they can see cheesy car commercials and they are very, very happy about that. what issue was it that won ohio for obama? it was the auto industry bailout. people here, especially in the northern and upper half of the state, supported the auto industry because many of them work in the auto industry. they think the bailout helped save their jobs. and talking about attack ads, can you issue one attack ad too many? i think so. and i think the election in ohio proved that. the romney campaign released that ad and judd avalon knows about that saying they are going to move jobs. a lot of voters didn't like being lied to in that particular way. a lot of voters told me that's why they voted. ohio put obama over the top and was a deciding state once again. >> everyone was so concern
i'm joined by carol costello in columbus, ohio. it looks a little cold this morning, carol. >> reporter: it is pretty cold, but i'm telling you people here in ohio are happy, john, because ohio's long election night is finally over. now when they watch television they can see cheesy car commercials and they are very, very happy about that. what issue was it that won ohio for obama? it was the auto industry bailout. people here, especially in the northern and upper half of the state,...
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look at a live shot of columbus circle south of central park on the west side. central park still remained closed. it has been like this all day. one of the reasons is that crane is still dangling over 57th street and that is creating the massive traffic jam around the circle. jason joins me from the queensboro bridge. i talked to you earlier today and most people have given up trying to get a vehicle they were walking. >> oh, yeah, it has been a frustrating day for thousands of commuters making their way across the bridge. you can look through the traffic people still making their way at this hour even at 8:00. it is the only way for a lot of these people to get home. we can show you the line still here, people waiting sometimes three or four hours for a bus to show up. you can see now they are waiting patiently, but i want to show you video that we shot within the past 40 minutes or so where you can see people lost their patience. people were trying to get onto one of the buss that pulled up. there was some yelling going back and forth and tempers that were lo
look at a live shot of columbus circle south of central park on the west side. central park still remained closed. it has been like this all day. one of the reasons is that crane is still dangling over 57th street and that is creating the massive traffic jam around the circle. jason joins me from the queensboro bridge. i talked to you earlier today and most people have given up trying to get a vehicle they were walking. >> oh, yeah, it has been a frustrating day for thousands of commuters...
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. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> alp >> all righ>> all i'n columbus ohio at the boathouse restaurant. we're in a state that holds 18 electoral votes. i want you to look at this. it is cnn's most up-to-date polls. 50% for the president. 47% for republican mitt romney. but, with the sampling error, it is a dead heat. now, look at this coverage. three days to go and cnn has a battleground state covered like no other news network. all over nevada, wisconsin and here in ohio. all across this country, i'm going to take you on the road with both campaigns in just a minute. first, we have a very interesting election day from the state of new jersey that they tell you about now. it involves you of victims of super storm, sandy who cannot return home or have no home anymore. our joe johns is following us in washington on this story. but what he is following is that new jersey governor chris christy is now saying that people in the affected areas of new jersey, people affected by hurricane sandy can now vote electronically. they can vote by e-mail and they can vote by fax. it is an interesting
. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> alp >> all righ>> all i'n columbus ohio at the boathouse restaurant. we're in a state that holds 18 electoral votes. i want you to look at this. it is cnn's most up-to-date polls. 50% for the president. 47% for republican mitt romney. but, with the sampling error, it is a dead heat. now, look at this coverage. three days to go and cnn has a battleground state covered like no other news network. all over nevada, wisconsin and here in...
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i'll be back here from ground zero, the state house in columbus, ohio, at 6:00. see you then. for now, "ac 36 " starts. >>> erin, thanks. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to a special "360" election day coverage. a lot happening right this minute. mitt romney arriving right now in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. his plane just landing on the tarmac there. fresh from another campaign stop in cleveland. the challenger voted this morning in massachusetts and headed straight for the airport, connected with running mate paul ryan in cleveland. ohio, of course, the big prize, pennsylvania, gop long shot, but tightening in the final days, the question, will election day campaigning make a difference. vice president joe biden expected in chicago in this hour. he'll be there to watch the returns come in with president obama and see whether the voters decided to rehire them for another term. before he did, the vice president made a surprise stop in cleveland and as you saw, congressman ryan was also there. something of a traffic jam on the tarmac. take a look. we'll show you mitt romney's p
i'll be back here from ground zero, the state house in columbus, ohio, at 6:00. see you then. for now, "ac 36 " starts. >>> erin, thanks. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to a special "360" election day coverage. a lot happening right this minute. mitt romney arriving right now in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. his plane just landing on the tarmac there. fresh from another campaign stop in cleveland. the challenger voted this morning in massachusetts and headed...
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romney stopping in columbus just a few hours later. paul ryan is in vienna, ohio later tonight. governor romney is in cleveland tomorrow. president obama appearing tomorrow in ohio. deputy campaign manager stephanie cutter joins us now. your team keeps saying the governor is in pennsylvania now out of desperation but if he's got no shot there, why has your campaign been sending president clinton to pennsylvania in the home stretch? if the state is not in play, couldn't that time be put to better use somewhere else? >> well, president clinton has traveled through every single battleground state for us. we are enormously thankful. but we're not taking anything for granted. you know, pennsylvania has tightened, absolutely. if i were working on the romney campaign i would probably be giving it a shot, too. >> you don't think it's speration for the romney campaign to go there? >> well, i think that -- well, you know, i did notice that their super pac admitted yesterday that the reason that they went in there is because they didn't have anyw
romney stopping in columbus just a few hours later. paul ryan is in vienna, ohio later tonight. governor romney is in cleveland tomorrow. president obama appearing tomorrow in ohio. deputy campaign manager stephanie cutter joins us now. your team keeps saying the governor is in pennsylvania now out of desperation but if he's got no shot there, why has your campaign been sending president clinton to pennsylvania in the home stretch? if the state is not in play, couldn't that time be put to...
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as i said, mitt romney will be speaking in columbus shortly. we'll have live coverage. 18 electoral votes are up for grabs in ohio. president obama took them in 2008 but george w. bush took them in 2004. and they're especially critical to romney right now. remember, no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio. earlier today, romney was in virginia. our national political correspondent jim acosta is traveling with the romney campaign. jim? >> reporter: mitt romney is wrapping up the final stop in virginia. the tom campaign officials are predicting a clear and decisive victory tomorrow night but just in case, pulling out the stops including campaigning on election day to reach what they're calling the last few undecideds. after his long five-year run for the presidency, mitt romney is sprinting to a finish line that's finally in sight. contest the gop nominee says is between two competing visions. a brighter future. tomorrow, we begin a new tomorrow. tomorrow we begin a better tomorrow. >> reporter: or more storm clouds on the
as i said, mitt romney will be speaking in columbus shortly. we'll have live coverage. 18 electoral votes are up for grabs in ohio. president obama took them in 2008 but george w. bush took them in 2004. and they're especially critical to romney right now. remember, no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio. earlier today, romney was in virginia. our national political correspondent jim acosta is traveling with the romney campaign. jim? >> reporter: mitt romney is...
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columbus, ohio, and manchester, new hampshire. right on cue there's a legal snafu in the state of florida. the state's democratic party is suing to extend early voting hours with voters reporting lines of up to seven hours long at some south florida early polling stations. john berman's been watching all that, has a closer look at what the campaigns and the candidates are doing this morning. good morning. >> thanks, soledad. this really is it. one more day for both campaigns to power up their turnout machines. they will be all over the key battleground states that could really decide this election. the president starts with a rally in wisconsin. it's a state that's been blue since 1984 when ronald reagan won it for the republicans. but it is always close and the obama team is taking nothing at all for granted. cnn's dan lothian is live in madison, wisconsin, where the president will be shortly. hey, dan. >> reporter: good morning. and he will be joined by bruce springsteen. he'll be holding a concert, a 30-minute concert to warm u
columbus, ohio, and manchester, new hampshire. right on cue there's a legal snafu in the state of florida. the state's democratic party is suing to extend early voting hours with voters reporting lines of up to seven hours long at some south florida early polling stations. john berman's been watching all that, has a closer look at what the campaigns and the candidates are doing this morning. good morning. >> thanks, soledad. this really is it. one more day for both campaigns to power up...
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so jay-z and the boss in columbus, helping rally for the president. i know you and i talked, when was it last week, week before, talking about the president, he already cast his ballot in chicago. so what will the president be doing tomorrow on election day? >> reporter: it seems like he'll be shoot somethiing some hoops. this is an election day ritual for the president, started back in 2008. he would do a pick up basketball game when he was facing key primary races. and we understand from sources of the campaign that reggie love, the president's former personal aide, he rejoined the campaign in the final days, and he's in charge of putting this game together. sort of, i guess you could say a superstition that president obama has. a little bit of nostalgia going on the obama campaign as you have the old players coming back. we heard from david axelrod this morning, he said it is sort of like a long-running series when all the characters come back. we'll see if that nostalgia lasts. i would say it would be directly proportional to whether or not the pr
so jay-z and the boss in columbus, helping rally for the president. i know you and i talked, when was it last week, week before, talking about the president, he already cast his ballot in chicago. so what will the president be doing tomorrow on election day? >> reporter: it seems like he'll be shoot somethiing some hoops. this is an election day ritual for the president, started back in 2008. he would do a pick up basketball game when he was facing key primary races. and we understand...
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the report started in the columbus free press that john husted had said, quote, experimental software patches were installed in voting machines in 39 counties. voting rights activists say the software could potentially impact more than 4 million votes. the free press also says the software was never independently certified or tested. cnn's don lemon spoke to the secretary of state last night and gave him a chance to respond to those allegations. >> we have a new election night reporting system. all we have is an ability for them to load the data into that election reporting system, and actually, the reporting system and the actual counting system are not connected in any way, and the results that anybody can get in their home on the computer, they're going to get them the same time i do on election night. so we have a very transparent system that's brand new and will help people across this country, across the world, frankly, look right at our website and find out what's going on. >> reporter: so nothing fishy going on. >> nothing fishy going on. >> husted said 4 million early votes h
the report started in the columbus free press that john husted had said, quote, experimental software patches were installed in voting machines in 39 counties. voting rights activists say the software could potentially impact more than 4 million votes. the free press also says the software was never independently certified or tested. cnn's don lemon spoke to the secretary of state last night and gave him a chance to respond to those allegations. >> we have a new election night reporting...
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cleveland, columbus, here in sena cincinnati. a growing latino population. the president starts with a head start. the white vote, 44% to 53% for romney. i would say this. if governor romney can keep the white vote closer to 40%, he has a chance and getting minority turnout, that was the president's recipe for success four years ago. >> i know that is so crucial when you look at ohio, what do you see there? >> the reason, it has -- you look at a couple of different places. the north of the state. cleveland, over to toledo. a place where we think we see evidence the auto bailout is helping. across the industrial north. that means a lot of blew collar white voters supporting the president. then you come here to the southwest corner of the state. cincinnati is in hamilton county. it was blue four years ago. the state including cincinnati, 52% for the republican ticket, 47% for president obama. mitt romney -- it's a classic swing state, both campaigns essentially getting what they need where they need it. who can turn out the vote. >> and turn out the vote comes
cleveland, columbus, here in sena cincinnati. a growing latino population. the president starts with a head start. the white vote, 44% to 53% for romney. i would say this. if governor romney can keep the white vote closer to 40%, he has a chance and getting minority turnout, that was the president's recipe for success four years ago. >> i know that is so crucial when you look at ohio, what do you see there? >> the reason, it has -- you look at a couple of different places. the north...
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years earlier he created columbus day to win over italian-american voters. to assuage the retailers he agreed to move thanksgiving. that split this country down the middle. people were mad. half the states celebrated on the 23rd and the other half celebrated on the 30th that year. it was like that until 1942, when congress actually set thanksgiving on the fourth thursday of november permanently. another victory for fdr. so much for the hope that thanksgiving was linked to some part of american history or i guess it is. linked to presidential
years earlier he created columbus day to win over italian-american voters. to assuage the retailers he agreed to move thanksgiving. that split this country down the middle. people were mad. half the states celebrated on the 23rd and the other half celebrated on the 30th that year. it was like that until 1942, when congress actually set thanksgiving on the fourth thursday of november permanently. another victory for fdr. so much for the hope that thanksgiving was linked to some part of american...
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obviously columbus for obvious reasons. big population there. this is an important part for the president. and then, hamilton county, 7% of the population. both candidates spending an awful lot of time here. this has been a county that in recent elections has been a bellwether for how the overall election is going to go. not just for ohio but for the general election, the whole country. so hamilton county very important for the candidates. >> we're watching all of them. thank you, christine. cnn the place to be for the best political coverage on tv. polls in 12 states are open right now. 15 more states will start voting. in just a few minutes right at the top of the hour we're live in every critical swing state today. and talking to some of the country's top political advisers. starting point is up next. me for the holidays. that's double miles you can actually use... sadly, their brother's white christmas just got 'blacked out'. [ brother ] but it's the family party! really jingles your bells, doesn't it? my gift to you! the capital one venture
obviously columbus for obvious reasons. big population there. this is an important part for the president. and then, hamilton county, 7% of the population. both candidates spending an awful lot of time here. this has been a county that in recent elections has been a bellwether for how the overall election is going to go. not just for ohio but for the general election, the whole country. so hamilton county very important for the candidates. >> we're watching all of them. thank you,...
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years earlier he created columbus day to win over italian-american voters. to assuage the retailers he agreed to move thanksgiving. that split this country down the middle. people were mad. half the states celebrated on the 23rd and the other half celebrated on the 30th that year. it was like that until 1942, when congress actually set thanksgiving on the fourth thursday of november permanently. another victory for fdr. so much for the hope that thanksgiving was linked to some part of american history or i guess it is. linked to presidential politicking. how about this. let's let christmas have all the time it needs and move thanksgiving again to a time we all need to pick up with family and friends like the end of february. president obama, you just got re-elected. let's get it done. it's peanuts compared to the fiscal cliff. all right. thanks for watching. see you again tomorrow at 7:00. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> good evening. we are keeping them honest on "360." the election is over and voters sent the clear message they want the nation's problems fi
years earlier he created columbus day to win over italian-american voters. to assuage the retailers he agreed to move thanksgiving. that split this country down the middle. people were mad. half the states celebrated on the 23rd and the other half celebrated on the 30th that year. it was like that until 1942, when congress actually set thanksgiving on the fourth thursday of november permanently. another victory for fdr. so much for the hope that thanksgiving was linked to some part of american...
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. ♪ >>> downtown columbus now. we're back in ohio, and the biggest prize in next week's election, well, prepare yourselves, everyone. look at the results of five -- this is five national polls. all of these poll takers talked to voters just within the last week. look at this. look at how close they are. note that many numbers are similar, are within a point, 48 here, 47 there, this is just more proof that the presidential race looks like it is going to be headed to a photo finish. so when the race is this tight, election day this close, i mean, what do the campaigns concentrate on? it really all boils down to, i'm sure gloria borger, our chief political analyst, it is a numbers game, gloria. >> yeah. >> she's in washington. yeah, so it boils down to numbers, right? >> it does. it boils -- it boils down to turnout. when you look at those national poll matchups, you know this, don, that's not really what we're looking at. because national polls include states that are very red and include states that are very blue. y
. ♪ >>> downtown columbus now. we're back in ohio, and the biggest prize in next week's election, well, prepare yourselves, everyone. look at the results of five -- this is five national polls. all of these poll takers talked to voters just within the last week. look at this. look at how close they are. note that many numbers are similar, are within a point, 48 here, 47 there, this is just more proof that the presidential race looks like it is going to be headed to a photo finish. so...
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. >> i'll be watching four places in two states, cleveland, ohio, columbus, ohio, and then looking to florida along the i-4 corridor somewhere between yo d orlando on a line all the way to tampa. what happens in the votes in those four places and in between, i think, determines the race. >> the one thing bile watching is the exit polls which as everyone knows, they're never wrong. >> this is what i'm going to be watching to see if i have to be up all night. these are all the different ways in which the battle grounld states can come together to produce an electoral tie. >> i will think that this election is officially over when the senior lawyers for each campaign make vacation plans for thanksgiving. >> i'll tell you when we'll know it's all over. when candy tells us. >> all good reasons to watch cnn's election night coverage. it begins tuesday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for watching "state of the union." i'm candy crowley in washington. fareed zakaria gps is next for our viewers here in the united states.
. >> i'll be watching four places in two states, cleveland, ohio, columbus, ohio, and then looking to florida along the i-4 corridor somewhere between yo d orlando on a line all the way to tampa. what happens in the votes in those four places and in between, i think, determines the race. >> the one thing bile watching is the exit polls which as everyone knows, they're never wrong. >> this is what i'm going to be watching to see if i have to be up all night. these are all the...
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she's out on the campaign trail in columbus, ohio. good to see you as well, congresswoman. >> fredricka, good to be with you this afternoon. >> excellent. let's begin. we're talking about these candidates, president obama, mitt romney, they are crisscrossing these battleground states. let me begin with you, congressman price. you heard kyung talking about colorado being so vital. it was obama country during the last election, but with the one third independent voters made up much of suburban moms, is this a strategy that romney is going to be spending more time there later on today. how focused is he on colorado and trying to sway perhaps those one third independent voters? >> that's colorado and it's wisconsin and it's ohio and pennsylvania and all of the other states that are still in play. and the independent voters are indeed absolutely pivotal. each candidate want to make sure they get out their base, their base voters. when we look at the independent votes which is why we believe so strongly that governor romney will be the next
she's out on the campaign trail in columbus, ohio. good to see you as well, congresswoman. >> fredricka, good to be with you this afternoon. >> excellent. let's begin. we're talking about these candidates, president obama, mitt romney, they are crisscrossing these battleground states. let me begin with you, congressman price. you heard kyung talking about colorado being so vital. it was obama country during the last election, but with the one third independent voters made up much of...
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let's begin with our white house correspondent brianna keilar who is in near columbus, ohio n franklin county. tell us more about president obama's final message to the voters. >> well, carol a lot of the message is going to be about patience, and things are getting under way here in hilliard and i have to tell you that governor strickland was just introduced. we know that president obama is on the way here, and we are expecting that is a message of patience that he will be urging. probably using the jobs numbers from today to say, look, the economy is slowly but surely moving in the right direction, and this isn't the time to change course. obviously, countering very much to what we have heard from governor romney as he tries to urge the voters to change course. if yesterday was any indication, expect some strong jigs at governor romney for positioning himself as the candidate of change in this election. we heard yesterday that president talk about how mitt romney is not the candidate of change, but he has not put specifics on to a number of his economic plans. and we are expecting hi
let's begin with our white house correspondent brianna keilar who is in near columbus, ohio n franklin county. tell us more about president obama's final message to the voters. >> well, carol a lot of the message is going to be about patience, and things are getting under way here in hilliard and i have to tell you that governor strickland was just introduced. we know that president obama is on the way here, and we are expecting that is a message of patience that he will be urging....
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he won 60-39 in franklin, the bush suburbs around columbus. the southwest corner, i talk tide republican in hamilton county, in a word, how do you feel? nervous the replay. the president carried hamilton county, cincinnati and the suburbs, by a big margin last time because of the african-american vote in cincinnati. some obama supporters waited more than four hours to wait today. see the county in the corner in '04, red, it in '08 it was blue. my guess the color of the county tomorrow tells you who wins ohio. >> both presidential candidates desperately want to win ohio but somebody has to lose. we all know that. one candidate has to come up with a plan b. that plan b is pennsylvania.he tc , with us with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. every step of the way. from big steps, to little steps. since 1863 we've helped guide our clients, so they can take the steps to help grow, preserve, and pass along their wealth. so their footsteps can help the next generation find their own path. all of us serving
he won 60-39 in franklin, the bush suburbs around columbus. the southwest corner, i talk tide republican in hamilton county, in a word, how do you feel? nervous the replay. the president carried hamilton county, cincinnati and the suburbs, by a big margin last time because of the african-american vote in cincinnati. some obama supporters waited more than four hours to wait today. see the county in the corner in '04, red, it in '08 it was blue. my guess the color of the county tomorrow tells you...
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>> president obama held his final day ohio event in columbus. an estimated 15,000 supporters and a pitch aimed at ohio. >> i'm proud we saved the auto industry. i'm even prouder that we're making better cars now. gl the president vizzed volunteers and called an voters. >> for days republican volunteers like jeremy bosco has visited the suburbs to make sure romney backers vote. >> i'll be there tuesday morning. >> thank you so much. >> jeremy knows ohio is must win for romney. >> do you figure if i do a great job here, now, in this county in ohio, i could get my guy to the white house? >> in a small way, yes. >> ohio early voting has been busy but republican poll watchers could challenge the balance. >> if you have a tight race in the state of ohio, you could have a decision we won't know the results of for about two weeks. >> with no time to worry about that, president obama went to iowa. mitt romney to new hampshire, campaigning into the night. in a surprise move the romney campaign announced he'll come back to ohio, to cleveland, and pennsylva
>> president obama held his final day ohio event in columbus. an estimated 15,000 supporters and a pitch aimed at ohio. >> i'm proud we saved the auto industry. i'm even prouder that we're making better cars now. gl the president vizzed volunteers and called an voters. >> for days republican volunteers like jeremy bosco has visited the suburbs to make sure romney backers vote. >> i'll be there tuesday morning. >> thank you so much. >> jeremy knows ohio is...
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>> shepard: carl cameron in columbus, ohio, tonight. the president has one more stop tonight before heading home to chicago. and staffers say it will be his last campaign rally ever. if he loses tomorrow, they tell us he will not run again in 2016. but the president said today he does have enough voters on his side to win this one. as long as those voters show up at the polls. ed henry is traveling with the president. he is in des moines tonight. and, ed, a team obama -- the analysts say that team obama is sounding pretty confident even in some cases predicting a blow out. >> that's right. not just the analysts but the advisors themselves. i spoke to david axlerod. david bluff. two of the president's most senior advisors. they think the president could not only win the popular and electoral vote they think he might knock down and win all nine of the remaining battle grounds all across the midwest here like iowa and ohio. that's a bold prediction. we will find out in 24 hours or so whether or not they can back it up. the president on the
>> shepard: carl cameron in columbus, ohio, tonight. the president has one more stop tonight before heading home to chicago. and staffers say it will be his last campaign rally ever. if he loses tomorrow, they tell us he will not run again in 2016. but the president said today he does have enough voters on his side to win this one. as long as those voters show up at the polls. ed henry is traveling with the president. he is in des moines tonight. and, ed, a team obama -- the analysts say...
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>> cue the siren tonight behind john schriffen in columbus circle. john, you've been a great sport for us. this has long been called black friday, of course, but the blk eyes, the bruises, the typical kay use has turned downright dangerous. how did we get to this point? abc's lindsey davis tonight inside this extreme shopper, this hunt for a steal. >> reporter: what looked a lot like survival of the fittest is really just the pursuit of that black friday deal. watch as the quest for pre-paid cell phones in georgia turned into a post-thanksgiving feeding frenzy. forget table manners. this walmart shopper literally chomping at the bit, appears to end up with someone's hand in her mouth. walmart says no one was injured. but this mob mentality is not surprising to those who have studied this frenzied black friday phenomenon. >> i think it is definitely the hunter/gatherer mentality. i'm going to go out and i'm going to hunt for the best deal. >> reporter: sipsychologists sa the stores with their doorbuster deals and limited time only creates an urgency?
>> cue the siren tonight behind john schriffen in columbus circle. john, you've been a great sport for us. this has long been called black friday, of course, but the blk eyes, the bruises, the typical kay use has turned downright dangerous. how did we get to this point? abc's lindsey davis tonight inside this extreme shopper, this hunt for a steal. >> reporter: what looked a lot like survival of the fittest is really just the pursuit of that black friday deal. watch as the quest for...
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mitt romney is on to columbus, ohio, capping in new hampshire with special guest kid rock. he ends the day where his 2008 campaign began, in des moines, iowa. the president is leaning on two big names in music to help rally voters today. how about this? bruce springsteen and jay-z will perform joining the president on the trail throughout the midwest. over the weekend in new hampshire, president obama and former president bill clinton appeared together for the first time of the 2012 race. president obama thanking president clinton for his hard work while clinton continued to zero in on mitt romney's record. >> let me just say, president clinton has been traveling all across the country for this campaign. he has been breaking it down so well that people tell me i should ask him to be secretary of explaining stuff. the only clinton working harder than him is our secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> his opponent decided to oppose it. and now he's trying to figure out how to get out of that in ohio where one in eight jobs is tied to the auto industry. he's tied himself in so
mitt romney is on to columbus, ohio, capping in new hampshire with special guest kid rock. he ends the day where his 2008 campaign began, in des moines, iowa. the president is leaning on two big names in music to help rally voters today. how about this? bruce springsteen and jay-z will perform joining the president on the trail throughout the midwest. over the weekend in new hampshire, president obama and former president bill clinton appeared together for the first time of the 2012 race....
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and steve brown is live in columbus. the president is a proponent of early voting. >> as of friday 1.6 million oh ohioans one in five registered voters in the buckeye state. early voting continued throughout weekend and that number is this going to grow and in franklin county which includes the city of columbus, folks trying to early vote today were in for a pretty long wait. >> i wanted to try to beat the lines, but we couldn't, but we're in another line here. >> you didn't expect this. no, i didn't. pretty crazy. >> i've been waiting for probably about 45 minutes so not too long. >> reporter: and paper absentee ballots are pouring in and will continue to do so. the number of early votes may reach as much as 2 million when it's said and done, shep and this favors the obama campaign, something that both sides agree on. >> shepard: shep, how is the romney camp drivers supporters to the poll? >> well, there's the efforts that the campaign itself is undergoing, but we found out a lot of stuff going on in the state of ohio t
and steve brown is live in columbus. the president is a proponent of early voting. >> as of friday 1.6 million oh ohioans one in five registered voters in the buckeye state. early voting continued throughout weekend and that number is this going to grow and in franklin county which includes the city of columbus, folks trying to early vote today were in for a pretty long wait. >> i wanted to try to beat the lines, but we couldn't, but we're in another line here. >> you didn't...